Is PALEONTOLOGIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PALEONTOLOGIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PALEONTOLOGIST mean?
- noun
a specialist in paleontology
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PALEONTOLOGIST
Single letters that turn PALEONTOLOGIST into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PALEONTOLOGIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- planetologist16
- sellotaping14
- potentillas13
- epiglottal13
- penologist13
- topologies13
- topologist13
- peltations12
- pollinates12
- potentials12
- potentilla12
- apologies12
- apologise12
- apologist12
- gallipots12
- gantlopes12
- gloopiest12
- palleting12
- pilotages12
- pinotages12
- pleatings12
- plottages12
- splatting12
- agnolottis11
- oenologist11
- ontologies11
- ontologist11
- antipoles11
- apostille11
- nopalitos11
- optionals11
- panellist11
- patooties11
- peltation11
- plantlets11
- plotlines11
- pollinate11
- polonaise11
- potations11
- potential11
- sealpoint11
- septation11
- tinplates11
- tonoplast11
- elapsing11
- galipots11
- gallipot11
- gantlope11
- gatepost11
- goalpost11
- goopiest11
- pestling11
- pettings11
- pettling11
- pillages11
- pilotage11
- pinotage11
- platings11
- platting11
- pleasing11
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